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NEWS
SNIPPETS Getting
Around
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Spotted in 2002 |
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Spotted on 27 Jan
2002 |
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Spotted on 21 Aug
2001 |
2008
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New CEPAS-compliant ez-link card |
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The Land Transport Authority’s (LTA)
next-generation e-payment system for public transit, Symphony for
e-Payment (SeP), is ready for implementation... |
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With SeP, commuters will be able to use
cards issued by any card issuer for transit purposes as long as the
card complies with the CEPAS standard and includes the transit
application. Commuters can eventually use CEPAS-compliant cards for
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) payments in vehicles fitted with the
new generation In-vehicle Unit (IU), Electronic Parking System (EPS)
carparks and other electronic payment systems that support the CEPAS
standard... |
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More..... |
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Compulsory implementation of seat belts on mini-buses |
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The three-year time frame for school
buses to retrofit seat belts is to minimise the disruption to the
transport of these children that are displaced... |
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The five-year timeframe for the
remaining small buses takes into consideration the fact that
priority will be given to school buses during the first three years,
and the capacity of the workshops to handle the retrofitting work. |
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2007
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Comfort and CityCab taxi fares to go up on 17 Dec 2007 |
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Basic Fare |
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Current |
Revised |
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Flag Down: $2.50 for 1st km
1km to 10km: $0.10 for every 210m
Above 10km: $0.10 for every 175m
Waiting time: $0.10 for every 25sec |
Flag Down: $2.80 for 1st km
1km to 10km: $0.20 for every 385m
Above 10km: $0.20 for every 330m
Waiting time: $0.20 for every 45sec |
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Taxi enforcement update |
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In enforcement operations conducted over a
13 day period, 14 errant taxi drivers were nabbed at several spots such
as Boat Quay, CHIJMES, Clarke Quay, Mustafa Centre, Orchard Towers and
Shenton Way. |
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Of these, 6 taxi drivers were found
overcharging and 8 were caught for refusing to convey passengers. None
was found touting... |
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Lower season parking charges for commercial vehicles
weighing up to 1800kg |
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From 1 Dec 2007, owners of commercial
vehicles such as vans and mini-buses with unladen weight not exceeding
1,800 kg will enjoy lower season parking charges if their vehicles can
fit into a car lot... |
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About 900 season parking ticket holders are
expected to benefit from the revision. Instead of paying the higher
season parking charge of between $120 and $185 per month for heavy
vehicles, they will now pay the lower season parking charge of $65 for
surface car parks and $90 for multi-storey car parks in residential
estates, and between $80 and $180 in commercial areas... |
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Road closures for ASEAN Summit meetings |
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Apart from the meetings held in
Shangri-La Hotel, there will be several other key events, which
the Leaders and delegates will attend as part of the official
programme. They include the following: |
a Gala Dinner at Raffles City
Convention Centre on Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 .
b Reception at the Asian Civilisations Museum on Wednesday, 21 Nov
2007.
c Dinner at Istana on Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007... |
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As part of the security and traffic
arrangements, Police will deploy resources to conduct roadblocks and
security checks at and around all the event venues. |
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More..... |
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Stiffer measures to deter errant taxi drivers |
- Stiffer penalties for errant
taxi drivers
- Taxi advisories for the public
- More taxi stands within the
Central Business District (CBD) / Street hail of taxis on CBD
roads disallowed from 1 March 2008
- Enhanced taxi QoS requirements
fully phased in from 1 January 2008
- Taxi Mystery Customer Audit
kicked off
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More..... |
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Crackdown on errant taxi drivers |
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Over a five day period from 30 October - 3
November 2007, 26 taxi drivers were found overcharging, seven were found
touting while the rest were caught for refusing to convey passengers, in
enforcement operations conducted at several spots such as Sentosa,
Clarke Quay, Orchard Towers and Boat Quay... |
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3378 drivers caught speeding on new KPE |
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Since the opening of Phase 1 of the
Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) on 26 October 2007, the speed
cameras installed in the KPE tunnel have captured a total of 3,378
vehicles speeding above the prescribed road speed limit of 70km/h in the
first six days. |
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Start of road works for Singapore Formula One Race |
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A series of road works will be undertaken in
the city centre, which includes road widening works along Raffles
Boulevard from Nicoll Highway to Temasek Avenue. |
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Other works in the city centre will include
modifications to existing roads, such as the removal of road kerbs and
traffic islands along the confirmed F1 track alignment... |
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More..... |
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HDB introduces family season parking ticket from 1 Oct
2007 |
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The Family SPT is for HDB residents who
require SPT to two different car parks because of family arrangements... |
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For such residents, who have already bought
a regular SPT to park at their own residential car park, there is a need
for a second SPT to park at another car park for visiting their parents,
children, grandparents, siblings or their in-laws. |
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The Family SPT will be sold at 50% of the
regular SPT price applicable to the car park where the Family SPT is to
be purchased. |
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MediaCorp Radio Subaru Impreza Challenge 2007 |
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The event is slotted to
start at 7.00 am on Saturday, 3 Nov 2007 at Ngee Ann
City's Civic Plaza. |
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To get a chance to register for the
Challenge, tune in during the qualifying period (24 September 2007
– 26 October 2007) to any three of the following radio stations:
Gold 90.5FM, Class 95FM and
987FM. |
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Wait for the DJ's ‘invitation to
call’. Call in. The first male and female callers of each call-in
segment will enter the Second Qualifying Round... |
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1 to 2 cents increase in bus fares and no increase in
rail fares |
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The PTC approved a 1 to 2 cent increase in
adult EZ-Link fares for buses. Senior citizen concessionary EZ-Link bus
fares, which are flat fares pegged to the lowest adult EZ-Link fare band
will also increase by 2 cents... |
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There will be no increase to all rail
fares, some EZLink adult bus fares, as well as cash fares for
buses, child/student fares and the prices of monthly student/NS
men concession passes... |
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Safety and security measures for Formula One races |
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"For the safety of spectators,
safety barricades will be lined up around the perimeter of the race
circuit. This is similar to the arrangement adopted by most of the
countries hosting F1 races... |
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"To ensure security for the event,
Police will conduct checks on bags and personal belongings at designated
access points to prevent smuggling of any weapons or prohibited
items. Spectators who refuse to have their bags check can be denied
entry. Spectators who appear to be highly intoxicated could also be
denied entry..." |
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Singapore Crime Situation for first half 2007 |
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"While the figures for outraging of modesty
and cheating and related offences were not significantly different,
index crimes that were significantly higher in Jan-Jun 2007 from the
same period in 2006 were rape, motor vehicle theft, robbery and snatch
theft. |
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"However, there is no cause for alarm. For
rape, which saw the greatest percentage increase of 32%, the vast
majority of cases (90%) involved offenders who are known to their
victims..." |
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More..... |
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Inaugural F1 Singapore Grand Prix to be held on 28 Sep
2008 |
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"A fortnight ago, on 27 July 2007, the
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA, or the World Motor
Sports Council) set the date of the first Singapore Grand Prix as 28
September 2008. |
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"The 5.05km long street circuit offers a
number of overtaking opportunities, fast turns and technically
challenging sections for F1 race drivers, which, in turn, will present
viewers with compelling race action to keep them on the edge of their
seats. |
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"More than 70 per cent of the street circuit
is made up of Singapore’s existing road network. The Paddock building
will house the control tower, garages for the teams, hospitality
lounges, Press Room and other facilities..." |
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Braddell Road Angsana tree to be removed |
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"When the construction for the new
Lornie-Braddell Road Interchange began in 2005, LTA and NParks had opted
to save the Angsana tree by bifurcating the slip road around the tree... |
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"Based on LTA’s observations and the
public feedback, LTA and NParks came to the conclusion that
removing the tree is the most prudent course of action to prevent
any future accidents..." |
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More..... |
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New Woodlands mini checkpoint for motorcyclists opens |
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"Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will open
an additional clearance zone for motorcyclists with
effect from 5 July 2007. |
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"This new
mini checkpoint will be an extension of the existing
Woodlands Checkpoint, and will operate up to five
hours daily from 5am to 10am..." |
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Thieving cabby nabbed by police
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Site preparatory works start on Gardens by the Bay |
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"Marina City Park will close from 1 June 2007
for the Gardens by the Bay’s site preparatory works. Marina South
Promenade facing the Marina Channel, the playing fields and waterfront
promenade will be closed to the public... |
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" 'The public can look forward to the Gardens
by the Bay when its first phase opens in 2010. Meanwhile, we urge the
public to bear with the temporary inconvenience and encourage them to
visit other parks in the vicinity for recreation,' said Dr K Ismail
Sudderuddin, Assistant Director of Gardens by the Bay..." |
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920 persons arrested for drink driving in 1st quarter
2007 |
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"For the first quarter of 2007, SPF arrested
920 persons for drink driving, an increase of 22% over the same period
in 2006. Slight injury accidents related to drink driving increased from
about 200 cases in 2004 to 260 cases in 2006. |
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"Fatal and serious injury accidents related
to drink driving have remained stable over the past 3 years, registering
38 cases, 28 cases and 32 cases in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively..." |
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Pilot project allowing cycling on all footways in Tampines |
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"Land Transport Authority (LTA), Traffic
Police (TP) and the Tampines Grassroots Organisations (GROs) will be
conducting a study in the Tampines Town to assess the feasibility of
allowing cycling on footways with effect from 27 May 2007. |
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"The study will last for one year and end on
30 May 2008... |
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"Currently, under Rule 28 of the Road Traffic
Rules, enacted in 1981, cycling on footways is prohibited. Like any
other vehicles, bicycles are to be ridden on the roads and cyclists are
required to abide by all relevant traffic rules and regulations..." |
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Pilot project allowing cycling on all footways in Tampines |
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"Land Transport Authority (LTA), Traffic
Police (TP) and the Tampines Grassroots Organisations (GROs) will be
conducting a study in the Tampines Town to assess the feasibility of
allowing cycling on footways with effect from 27 May 2007. |
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"The study will last for one year and end on
30 May 2008... |
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"Currently, under Rule 28 of the Road Traffic
Rules, enacted in 1981, cycling on footways is prohibited. Like any
other vehicles, bicycles are to be ridden on the roads and cyclists are
required to abide by all relevant traffic rules and regulations..." |
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Changes to Bus Lane Scheme from 1 April 2007 |
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ADJUSTMENTS
TO
BUS LANE
HOURS
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Days
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Existing
Operation Hours
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New
Operation Hours
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Mondays to
Fridays
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7.30am to
9.30am
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7.30am to
9.30am
(No Change)
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4.30pm to
7.00pm
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5.00pm to
8.00pm
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Saturdays
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7.30am to
9.30am
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No Longer
Applicable
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11.30am to
2.00pm
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Indicated
by a continuous yellow line
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More..... |
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RFID tags to replace paper HDB season parking tickets |
| "HDB is
introducing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags
to replace the current paper disc issued to season
parking tickets (SPT) holders... |
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"SPT holders will be notified by post
closer to the time when the RFID tags are implemented at their car
parks. New SPT applicants will be given RFID tags when they apply
to purchase season parking..." |
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Expanding
our MRT Network |
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MR RAYMOND LIM,
MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND SECOND MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
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"Beyond this, the LTA is completing its
feasibility studies for a new 33-station Downtown Line that will
link the eastern and north western corridors to the Marina Bay. |
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"When the Downtown Line is up,
residents in Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Bedok Reservoir and
Macpherson can take the train to see the bright lights of the
Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort... |
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"As part of our long-term planning for
a future Singapore of 6.5 million population, we expect that we
will need to at least double our current rail network of 138 km
for a 50% increase in population. That means putting in the
equivalent of at least 7 North-east Lines..." |
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Singapore
River HongBao 2007
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Number of traffic summonses for speeding going down" |
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In 2005, as part of Police’s overall
enforcement strategy, more resources were diverted to ensure greater
police presence on our roads to deter motorists from flouting traffic
rules. |
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"The public had by then become more aware of the PSLC
deployment through Traffic Police’s website and radio. |
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"This contributed to the number of
summonses issued for speeding falling 37% to 51,800 in 2005 as
compared to 2004. In 2006, the number of summonses issued for
speeding decreased 13% to 45,130 compared to the 51,800 summonses
issued in 2005..." |
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Road Traffic Situation 2006 |
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"The number of persons killed increased from
173 to 190 in 2006. The number of persons injured increased from 8,226
to 9,706 in 2006, of which 104 suffered serious injuries... |
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"There was an overall increase in the
number of speed-related accidents, from 1,445 to 1,657 cases in
2006, with the number of speed-related fatal accidents increasing
by 15 cases, from 51 to 66. More than 1 in 3 of all fatal
accidents were speed related..." |
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MOT comments on Malaysia's plan to temporarily close causeway to heavy
vehicles
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PTC
revises premium bus service scheme
2006
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Police nab Internet trickster selling car parts and
accessories |
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"The culprit lured unsuspecting car
enthusiasts in an online motoring forum into parting with their money by
claiming that he was able to get bulk discounts on car parts and
accessories. |
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"The victims would place orders with the
culprit and make payment electronically. However, the victims never
received their goods. When the victims discovered that they had been
cheated, the culprit taunted them to catch him if they could..." |
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US
President’s Visit to Singapore
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Stricter smoke test for diesel vehicles from 1 January 2007
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NETS launches debit card payment service for the taxi market
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IBM to build smartcard e-payment infrastructure for MRT
network |
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"The high-performance and high-speed backend
infrastructure is expected to double the present capacity and will be
capable of handling about 10 million financial transactions per day... |
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"The e-Symphony incorporates the Contactless
E-Purse Application Standard (CEPAS) and will therefore allow multiple
suppliers to issue the contactless smart cards, which are currently
issued only by EZ-link. This could bring about competition among the
suppliers and in turn reduce the cost of smart cards to benefit users..." |
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Mediacorp Subaru WRX Challenge 2006 |
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"To participate, you have to undergo two
qualifying rounds. For the First Qualifying Round, you have to call in
during the qualifying period (18 September 2006 – 20 October 2006) to
any of the three radio stations when you hear the ‘invitation to call’..." |
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Bus and train fares to increase by between 1 and 3 cents
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North East Line resumes normal operation after partial stoppage on 24
Jul 2006
Singapore Crime Situation - First half 2006 |
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"Crimes
involving handphones being stolen, which was one of the key
concerns in 2005, decreased significantly, from 2,423 to
1,962 cases, in the first half of 2006... |
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"The drop in
handphone crimes, despite the continued high mobile phone
penetration rate in Singapore3 , may be in part
due to enhanced public education on such crimes as well as
tighter enforcement against errant second-hand handphone
dealers..." |
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SMRT
taxi fares to go up from 17 July 2006
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Age limit for taxi drivers to be raised to 73 years
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Singapore's first wheelchair-accessible buses launched
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Use of MyKad & cancellation of Malaysian restricted passports
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Singapore Crime Situation 2005 |
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Robbery
and theft cases involving handphones taken remain a key area of
concern for the Police. The number of such cases increased
significantly by 1,414 cases, from 3,411 to 4,825 cases in 2005. |
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Handphone crimes increased most notably for theft in dwelling
(excluding shop theft) from 832 to 1,119 cases (+287 cases), and for
other thefts (from 1,096 to 1,837 cases in 2005). |
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Robbery (from 344 to 488 cases), snatch thefts (from 162 to
283 cases) and cheating and related offences (from 275 to
343 cases) also saw notable increases. |
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The increase in handphone crime may be due to the rise in
mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore indicating a
larger pool of potential victims...
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Thaipusam Festival
2006
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LTA to administer bus lane offences from 1 Feb 2006
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New speed limits for 65 roads in Western Singapore
2005
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Pay half-hourly rates for night parking at HDB/URA carparks
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Buangkok MRT Station to open in January 2006
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New speed limits for 55 roads in southern Singapore from 1 Nov 2005
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2nd reading of Public Transport Council (Amendment) Bill
2005 |
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"The 2 PTOs estimate
that fare evasion on buses occurs on about 1.8% of passenger trips. Even though this figure may appear to be low, we should not condone
fare evasion. Otherwise, the majority of commuters who pay the
correct fares will be subsidizing the small minority who abuse
concession passes, avoid paying or intentionally underpay fares.
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"Hence, to provide
greater deterrence against fare evasion, the PTC will be
introducing a penalty fee of $20 for the underpayment and
non-payment of fares; and $50 for the abuse of fare
concessions..." |
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Bicycle thefts in Singapore |
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"The number of
cases of bicycle theft averaged around 400 cases a year from
2000 to 2004. In the first half of this year, 435 cases were
reported... |
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"In 2004, 9 out
of 10 bicycles stolen in public places were not secured at
designated bicycle bays. Instead, the vast majority of those
stolen were secured to lamp posts, railings and pipes..." |
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New speed limits for 27 roads in the northeast
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Evening ERP on northbound CTE from 1 Aug 2005
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HDB & URA outsource car park enforcement services from1 Aug 2005
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PTC approves tiered increase in bus & train fares
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New 10 VEP-free days scheme & shorter VEP operating hours
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Computerised Theory Test to start in June 2005: Traffic Police
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New
speed limits for 43 roads from 1 Apr 2005
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Singapore Road Traffic Situation in 2004
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Singapore Taxis - Quality of Service Standards 4Qtr 2004
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Foreign Vehicle Entry Permit operating hours shortened from 4 Feb 05
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New vehicle registration & licensing scheme by 2006
2004
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Changes to Vehicle Entry Permit scheme for visitors from 6
Dec 2004 |
| Reduction in VEP fees from S$30 to S$20 a
day for foreign motorists driving foreign-registered cars into Singapore. |
| Reduction in the VEP operating hours on
weekdays for the 6 December to 31 December 2004 period. The VEP will end at
12.00 noon instead of 7.00 pm. |
| Reduction in the fixed priced ERP charges
from S$10 to S$5 a day, for visiting motorists who choose to use ERP-priced
roads during ERP operating hours but do not have In-Vehicle Units (IUs) in
their cars. |
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The normal toll charges for foreign-registered
cars will still apply. |
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- Enhanced
safety requirements for motorised bicycles & riders
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Woman cabby
found dead in her cab |
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A woman
taxi-driver was found dead in her taxi in Pioneer Sector
Walk, a deserted road in Tuas early yesterday morning.
This is the third cabby murdered in the last four years. |
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Source:
Straits Times 30 Sep 2004 (3) |
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Safety
at MRT and LRT stations |
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"Despite
the various safety measures in place, there have been more
than 220 cases, where commuters were found trespassing on
the tracks at above-ground MRT and LRT stations, between
1991 and 15 September 2004. |
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"Eighty-seven
percent of such cases were non-accidental acts, which
involved commuters jumping onto the tracks to retrieve
personal items, walking, running or taking short cuts to
another platform, and acts of suicide....." |
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More |
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New Class
3A licence for drivers of auto cars |
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From 1 Jan
2005, motorists can take driving tests using automatic
cars and qualify to drive automatic cars with a new Class
3A driving licence. Class 3A licence holders cannot drive
manual cars, but Class 3 licence holders can drive both
cars. |
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Source:
Straits Times 2 Sep 2004 (3) |
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New rules
for new petrol kiosks |
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New guidelines
dated 10 Jul 2004 from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
require new petrol kiosks to be sited at least 50m away
from residential buildings. The kiosks must be no closer
than 90m from malls and town centres. |
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Source:
Straits Times 26 Jul 2004 (3) |
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- BP
to sell its retail and LPG business to SPC
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Rules
tightened for transfer of vehicles |
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The Land
Transport Authority (LTA) has tightened the transfer
procedures for vehicles to include requiring a person
handing in a transfer application to produce his identity
card or passport. In addition, letters from both the buyer
and seller authorising the person to do the transfer must
be produced. The move comes in the wake of a recent spate
of fraudulent transfers. |
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Straits Times
6 Jul 2004 (H1) |
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MRT
employee jailed for bomb scare |
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Mohamed
Ansari, 33, a customer service officer with SBS Transit,
was yesterday jailed for 3˝ years for leaving a bomb
hoax box on a North-East MRT train on 15 Apr 2004. He is
the third hoaxer convicted under the United Nations
(Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations of 2001. |
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Source:
Straits Times 22 Jun 2004 (3) |
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More
injuries and deaths from road accidents this year |
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Excerpt
from speech by Associate Prof. Ho Peng
Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home
Affairs, on 12 Jun 2004 |
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The traffic
situation in the first quarter this year saw a 1.3 per
cent increase in the overall number of road accidents
resulting in injury or death, 22 more than the 1,700
accidents in the same period last year. |
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Motorcyclists
and their pillion riders remain the most vulnerable group
of road users this year. This group continues to account
for 49 per cent of the total road accident fatalities. |
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In terms of
the actual number of fatalities, a total of 29
motorcyclists and pillion riders were killed in the first
quarter of 2004, an increase of 16 per cent as compared
with the same period last year. |
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Pedestrians,
the other vulnerable road user group, accounted for 27 per
cent of the total accident fatalities in the first quarter
of 2004. While this is a 5 per cent improvement as
compared to the same period in 2003, the proportion of
pedestrians in total accident fatalities, in particular
elderly pedestrians, remain a concern. About one in two
pedestrians killed is aged sixty years old and above. |
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Source: Singapore
Government Press Release 12 Jun 2004 |
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- Online
search for outstanding traffic offences
- Road
tax renewal at 42 selected post offices
- One.Motoring
& Smart.Traffic portals merge on 9 May 2004
- Part
of Nicoll Highway collapses; 2 killed & 1 missing
- Owners
need not register new vehicles to retain old registration numbers
- Notice
to CashCard holders - end of 5-year validity period
- Foreign-registered
cars need not have in-vehicle unit from Sep 2003
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Premier Taxi -
Singapore's third new cab company - takes to the streets on 1
Mar 2004 with 50 taxis. The cabs, in metallic silver, have air
purifiers and ionisers. (Straits Times 17 Feb 2004) (H1) |
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